KEY FEATURES
- Applications – softening
- Well suited for the treatment of foodstuffs, beverages, potable waters, and water used in the processing of food
- Light colored, gel type polystyrene sulfonate cation resin
- Supplied in the sodium form as moist, tough spherical beads
- Certified by WQA according to NSF/ANSI 44&61 for use in the treatment of foods for human consumption
- High bead integrity, excellent chemical and physical stability, and very low extractibles content play a large part in its successful employment in these areas
SPECIFICATION
Technical characteristics of the media
- Polymer Matrix Structure – Polystyrene crosslinked with DVB
- Functional Group – R-(SO3)–M+
- Ionic Form, as shipped – Na+ / H+
- Physical Form And Appearance – Clear Spherical Beads
- Sphericity – 95%
- Screen Size Range (U.S. Standard Screen) – 16-50 mesh, wet
- Particle Size Range – +1.2 mm < 5%, -0.3 mm < 1%
- Uniformity Coefficient – 1.6 max.
- Water Retention:
– Na+ form – 45-51%
– H+ form – 52-57%
- Backwash Rate – Backwash Rate
- Regeneration
– Regenerant Concentration – 8-20% NaCl or saturated salt water
– Flow Rate – 2 to 7 BV/h (0.25 to 0.90 gpm/cu.ft)
– Contact Time – At least 30 Minutes
- Displacement Rinse Rate – Same as Regenerant Flow Rate